Revenki's photos with the keyword: External Tank

The bases of the SRBs and the aft dome of the External tank. Note the bolts holding the SRBs to the launch platform - that's pretty much all there is holding up the entire Shuttle stack.

The bases of the SRBs and the aft dome of the External tank. Note the bolts holding the SRBs to the launch platform - that's pretty much all there is holding up the entire Shuttle stack.

The SRBs and external tank on Discovery, with the rotating service structure on the left and the fixed service structure (formerly a Saturn launch umbilical tower) on the right.

The SRBs and external tank on Discovery, with the rotating service structure on the left and the fixed service structure (formerly a Saturn launch umbilical tower) on the right. The grey piping is part of the water deluge system that protects the launch platform and provides acoustic dampening to protect the Shuttle as it lifts off.

Note the owl-faced balloon used to keep birds away. And the cameras which seem to be pointing the wrong direction - they're attached to the rotating service structure, which would be turned away during launch.

The belly of Discovery, and the External Tank. The detailson the left are the liquid oxygen feedline, press/recirculation lines, and the tank's electrical cable tray.

The forward attachment (bipod) between Discovery and its External Tank. The large pipe is the liquid oxygen feedline. The smaller lines are the pressurization lines - they are uninsulated because they carry (comparatively) warm gas rather than cryogens.

An external tank hanging thirty-odd feet above the floor in the cross-aisle. This is the only time that I ever saw a complete ET not on stands or a transport dolly.

An external tank hanging thirty-odd feet above the floor in the cross-aisle.

An external tank hanging in the transfer aisle of the VAB.